Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-27
CORNER DAY.
THE SCULPTOR MERcrg, CHIsF-MAR-
sHAL BEAUREGARD, AND
PRESIDENT DAVIS.
Preparations for the Great Event October
ths27th-An Extraordinary
Crowd Certain.

| proper autnOrltieS as tue Nlrginlf
Military Institute and Blacksburg Col
lege with the view Of so arranging that
the cadets OF these State institutions
may attend the monument cornerstone
laying on the 9th.
If he receives favorable responses
there is hardly any doubt that all the
boys can be comfortably quartered in
the houses of private citizens who will
readily agree each to take two, four, oI
six as accommodations permit. On O
former occasion the Virginia Military
Institute cadets came here and were SC
entertained, with pleasure to our citizens
and with credit to themselves.
PUBLIC COMFORT.
There is q cOmmittee organized un-
der this title, and there will be much
work for them to do.
1t will not answer simply to ask the
people to come forward and list their
names and say how many boarders each
will take. The city will have to be
canvassed, and probably that is the de-
sign of the committee.
Our citizens must he asked to open
their doors to the visitors-not for the
money they will make, but for the sake
Of the city's good name. Many who
will not respond for the profit they
may make will consent if made sensi-
bic that it is matter of patriotism.
The hotels and boarding-houses can't
begin to accommodate the coming
crowd. They could not accommodate
the crowd at the unveiling Of the Jack
son statue, in 1875, and the prospect is
that from two to four times as many
visitors will he here in October, 1887,
as in October, 1875.
Canvass the city. Beg the people asan
evidence of public spirit to take board
eTs. Then print the list, or at least
have it on record in public and cen
trail place.
MERCTE.
As IN illustration OF how NJ. Mercie
stands in Paris, n Virgnian just re-
turned from that city, and whs visited
his studio, found him at work on the
monument to be placed over Theirs in
the chapel erected over his grave in
Pere Ia Chaise. This is n commission
of great value, and links Mercie's name
with one of the greatest men OF
France.
1t is further stated that in the artistic
world of Paris the common expression
is that Virginia is as lucky to get Mer-
Gle to depict Lee rs she was to get
Houdoun to immortalizc the face and
figure of Washington
MerciG has at work with him on the
Lee monument VI. Pujol, an architect,
from whose drawings and measure
ments the granite-work Of the monu-
mCnt will be erected.
1t is believed that he is sufficiently
advanced with lis plans to send here
the drawings to enable q considerable
part Of the masonry to be laid, SO rs to
work in the cornerstone on the 9th.
Mercie's model Oo be worked over
until every detail Is satisfactory to the
authorities herc) puts Lee on Vir-
ginia thoroughbred horse standing on
all four feet. The hero sits rs if in the
act Of giving command for some i'm
poItant movement, and his horse is
checked up by an easy and natural mo-
tion oi the left hand.
BEAUEEGAHD.
Some weeks ago General C. T.Beau-
regard was selected as chief marshal Of
the parade Of tie 9th, ard a letter was
written him announcing that fact and
urging his acceptance; but he hasmado
10 answer. Accordingly Governor Lee,
who is &C ODciO president OF the Lee
Monument Association, has telegraphed
him esking a response.
The probability is that General Beau
regard las been absent from New Or
leans All the summer.
PRESIDENT DAVIS.
The Governor has received letter
from Macon asking if we cannot change
the date OF our celebration from the
27th TO some date that will enable Mr..
Davis TO attend the Confederate re-
union there aud the cornerstone laying
here too. He has replied that the
Richmond committee would be de-
lighted to make the change if it were
practicable, but large number OF mill
tary bodies have been invited to attend
and have made all their arrangements.
He expresses the hope that the Macon
authorities may yet see their way clear
to alter their day.
A telegram to the Dispatch received
last night from its Macon correspondent
says:
"The secretary of the State Fair
saws that it is impossible to change the
date Of the Confederate veterans re-
union. Plans are all completed beyond
amendment"
This settles it that President Davis
will not be here on the eth, as he has
engaged (if well enough to be at Ma
con on the Goth.
THE COLLECTING COMMITTEE.
The CITY Council having declined to
make any appropriation out of the pub
lie treasury for this celebration, all the
funds needed will have to be raised by
subscriptions from the people. The
following committee IS authorized to
collect:
r. L. Blankenship chairman, John
S. Elicit (treasurer), ID. Smith Redford
(secretary), L. u. Bass, L. II. Elicit,
George 4. Ainslie, John Maxwell, and
Joseph G. Dickerson.
The public-spirited citizens OF Rich
mond are "urged to subscribe literally
when called upon by either of the sub
committees appointed to make collec-
tions, and if any one should be over
looked he or she is asked promptly to
forward q subscription TO any member
of the Finance Committee, or TO the
State Bank OF Virginia. "
MEETING OF MARYLANDERS.
Pursuant TO public call meeting Of
Marylanders resident here was held last
evening at the old Tobacco Exchange
TO make preliminary arrangements re-
garding the delegation OF Maryland
soldiers and citizens to be here at the
celebration.
Mr.. s. w. Travers was called to the
chair and Mr.. j. II. Witty was made
secretary OF the meeting, some thirty
members being enrolled for the organi-
Zation.
After free discussion, which pro-
misses action worthy of the coming oe-
casion, the following committee was
appointed to complete future plans OF
the meeting J. J. Wright, J. ii. Grit
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